“American Crime” bills itself as an exploration of the complex social issues that surface when a home invasion leads to the murder of a war veteran and the brutal assault of his wife. Despite a collection of solid actors including Felicity Huffman and Timothy Hutton and the talent of “12 Years a Slave” writer John Ridley, the series fails to deliver the impactful statement it’s trying to make. It has powerful moments but they are not enough to make you think about them beyond their time on...

A friend, bemoaning the state of contemporary child-rearing, spoke of her 11-year-old granddaughter who travels to school alone on a public bus and calls or texts her mother when she boards the bus, gets off the bus and again when she arrives at...

A Missouri state senator, his voice cracking with emotion on Monday, challenged his political colleagues to clean up their campaign tactics following the death of gubernatorial candidate and State Auditor Tom Schweich in an apparent suicide.

Every March, students at Missouri University of Science and Technology wield wooden walking sticks called shillelaghs to rid the campus of rubber snakes in honor of how, according to legend, St. Patrick drove the snakes from Ireland centuries...

Three people were hurt, including one with a serious injury, after a tractor-trailer jackknifed Saturday afternoon, Feb. 28, in the westbound lanes of Interstate 44 at Rolla and struck four vehicles that were stopped in traffic for other crashes...

Missouri University of Science and Technology’s arts, languages and philosophy department will present “An Evening of Chamber Music” for Rolla residents and S&T students, faculty and staff later this week.

Missouri's Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday appointed one of his senior advisers to temporarily serve as state auditor following the death of Republican Auditor Tom Schweich, who police say died of an apparent suicide.

The Rolla Public Schools Parents as Teachers will conduct free developmental screenings for all children ages 6 months to 4 1/2 years on Wednesday, March 11, and Wednesday, April 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.